Is there anyone out there who likes their storage heaters?

Robert2009

I may be moving to a house with storage heating.

How much off peak electricity in kWhs do people use for their heating in a year in a 2 bed bungalow for instance?

At present I spend £1200 a year for gas and electricity and boiler maintenance so if I was to be spending £1200 for electricity only I would just be paying the same. Plus I wouldn't be spending £220 a year on boiler maintenance. It just went up.

matty17r

My elderly mum lives in a new 2 bedroom bungalow with storage heaters. She absolutely loves them, does go to bed at nine though! Had coal fire parkray before - much cheaper than that pays £60 only a month for elec. Cooks a basic meal most days but only baths one a week and wm on once. It is always hot in winter in her bungalow!

KimYeovil

grahamc2003

i have 8 storage heaters. I removed seven of the old, uncontrollable type, and replaced with 8 new ones about 20 years ago. There's really no comparison between the massive old type, and the modern controllable slim type. Mine do not run out of heat mid afternoon, as many seem to think, and throw out heat well into the late evening. If the weather is warmer and the output isn't turned up, then they retain, I'd estimate, about 20% of their heat. those who run out mid afternoon either have wrongly sized units, or they have no idea how to use them, or they have very old units.

Zero maintenane is a major major advantage for me over gas.

My compliant about them is the running cost. The night rate used to be about 1/3rd of the day rate - these days its about 1/2, and also the day rate of e7 seems to have increased from the non-e7 rate. Madness really, when we should be encouraging use of very cheaply generated night electricity.

So I wouldn't be installing storage heaters today. There are better alternatives. I'd suggest you look into domesic air source heat pumps - cheaper to run even at daytime prices since you get 3 or 4kw of heat production from 1kw of electricity.

fuzzgun19

BeenieCat wrote: »

I am about to move from a 2 bed terrace with GCH to a 3 bed semi all electric with storage heating.

I currently pay £70 pm for both G+E, i guess by reading this thread i am going to be crippled by the difference in cost

I have no idea how it works so thanks for this thread.

aproximately how much does it cost to heat a house with electric heating?

We are thinking of moving to a 3 bed, 2 floor maisonette, but it has electric heating (I assume this will be storage heaters?).

I've only ever had GSH. What are the costs like?